Tom had a little workshop on how to solder and put these LED Christmas Trees together at the Northside Depot. Normally? I’m horrible with soldering and today was no different. But daggunnit tree actually worked after I plopped in the batteries. Yay! Looking forward to more sharing knowledge to make things in the future in […]

I read a review of the Leica Q camera by Craid Mod and wondered what it would be like to try one. I’d been to the store in San Francisco but they were out of stock. Turns out? You can rent cameras. So I did. (And LensRentals was an excellent service for that task.) The […]

So one of my first concerts ever was They Might Be Giants. This was pre-blogging so I’m not sure when, I’ll venture 1986, touring in support of their eponymous album (which I hold dearly). They were awesome then, and 30 years later? They still are. Here’s some crappy photos to prove it: Bonus of the […]

Trivia Night is a sacred event. Benefitting McGuffey Montessori, this yearly gathering packs the big room at the Community Center up in Oxford. Teams of eight fill tables for lightning rounds of trivia questions, homemade desserts, a silent auction and general conviviality. Oh, and every team is encouraged to have a theme, which usually combines […]